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Subject: RE: [M]: RE: SCSI cards for Pictor CCD
From: Heapy Chris CG
Reply To: mapug@shore.net
Date: Mon Mar 09 01:46:33 1998

I agree with Michael, I use the SlimSCSI 1460A under WIN95 and it works
fine. The PC is an IBM 755C laptop. You get the correct cable to connect
to the Pictor control box in with the 1460 package. I had an initial
problem which was a failure to detect the camera, this was solved by
downloading the latest miniport driver off the Adaptec web site (this
was around Oct/1997 - perhaps you will not have this problem with the
currently supplied drivers). I've had no problems whatsoever since then.

Chris Heapy

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>From: Alejandro Popov[SMTP:sandric@telcel.net.ve]
>Sent: 09 March 1998 06:22
>To: mapug@shore.net
>Subject: Re: [M]: RE: SCSI cards for Pictor CCD
>
>Michael:
>
>Thanks for your reply. Does the SlimSCSI 1460A run on Window 95? and
>when ordering this card, what kind of cable should I get to connect from
>the Toshiba (SCSI) to the Pictor 416 black???box, and also for the
>1542B, what cable should I order. As you may see I am not very
>knowledgeable when it comes to SCSI cards, cables or connections
>In the specs for this card (1460A), nothing is mentioned about Window
>95. For the 1480 it does specifically mention it runs on 32-bits and
>Win95.
>I would like to try to get a card and cables that someone has tested and
>obtained positive results, since I live in Venezuela and would not have
>the facility of returning cards-cables which would not be compatible
>either with the Toshiba and/or the home PC.
>
>Thanks again for your kind advice
>
>Alex Popov
>sandric@telcel.net.ve
>
>> For the Toshiba 430 CDT, I can recommend the Adaptec SlimSCSI 1460A
>> which I use for PictorView XT 6.X. Download the latest Adaptec drivers for
>> this card. There is a new 32 bit Adaptec PCMCIA SCSI card called the
>> 1480, however, I have not tested this card with the 416.
>>
>> As for your home system, stick with models proven to work. Bob
>> Freeze has found the Adaptec 1542B will work where other Adaptec
>> models will not.
>>
>> As for cables, try cutting and splicing in extra wire in the head cable.
>> You didn't state how much longer you needed. I believe reasonable
>> lengths are fine if you add to the head cable wire, where the SCSI
>> cable is limited without a rather expensive SCSI repeater.
>>
>> >From time to time, the national chain Best Buy sells the Adaptec
>> SCSI cards, but you may have better luck from a large mail order
>> supplier such as PC Connection, Micro-Warehouse and other
>> catalog computer equipment/software suppliers that escape my
>> memory at the moment. You can usually get next day air for $7 or so.
>>
>> Best Buy URL: http://www.bestbuy.com/
>> PC Connection URL: http://www.pcconnection.com/
>> Micro Warehouse URL: http://www.warehouse.com/
>> The PC Zone URL: http://www.pczone.com/
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Michael Hart
>> Husen Observatory
>> mhart@netexpress.net
>